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Hamlet /

'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.' Considered one of Shakespeare's most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the t...

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Main Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. (Author)
Group Author: Kennedy, R. B. (Roy Bayley), 1922- (Editor); Gould, Mike (Children's story writer) (Editor)
Published: Collins Classics,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Harper Press paperback edition.
Series: Collins classics
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet.
Hamlet > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Hamlet > (Legendary character)
Hamlet (Shakespeare, William)
Murder > Drama.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Mental illness > Drama.
Kings and rulers.
Mental illness.
Murder.
Helsingør (Denmark) > Drama.
Denmark > Helsingør.
Drama.
Summary: 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.' Considered one of Shakespeare's most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation, his troubled relationship with his mother comes to the fore, as do the paradoxes in his personality. A play of carefully crafted conflict and tragedy, Shakespeare's intricate dialogue continues to fascinate audiences to this day.
Carrier Form: xx, 188 pages ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 9780007902347
0007902344
CLC: I561.33
Call Number: I561.33/S527-127

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